Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

Renaissance Technologies LLC, founded in 1982 by mathematician James Simons as Monemetrics and headquartered in East Setauket, New York, is a legendary quantitative hedge fund managing around $65 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its pioneering use of mathematical models and algorithms in trading. Starting with currency trading and evolving into a secretive powerhouse under its flagship Medallion Fund—launched in 1988—the firm employs PhDs, physicists, and computer scientists to analyze vast datasets, executing high-frequency trades across equities, futures, and derivatives with returns averaging over 66% annually before fees from 1988 to 2018. Simons, who stepped down as chairman in 2021, built a culture of intellectual rigor, limiting Medallion to employees and insiders since 1993 while offering institutional funds like the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF) to outsiders. Now led by Peter Brown and Robert Mercer’s successors, Renaissance remains a benchmark for quant investing, blending academic precision with a low-profile, extraordinarily profitable legacy despite occasional regulatory scrutiny.

This Quarter Return
+4.13%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$41.7B
AUM Growth
-$66M
Cap. Flow
-$954M
Cap. Flow %
-2.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.75%
Holding
3,290
New
474
Increased
1,341
Reduced
963
Closed
495

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$441M
2
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$217M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$132M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$131M
5
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$129M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 14.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.29%
3 Healthcare 11.79%
4 Industrials 10.94%
5 Consumer Staples 9.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NRIM icon
2151
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$504M
$842K ﹤0.01%
32,756
-3,144
-9% -$80.8K
SYBT icon
2152
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.26B
$840K ﹤0.01%
39,828
+28,728
+259% +$606K
BEL
2153
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$840K ﹤0.01%
58,300
-137,348
-70% -$1.98M
ARKR icon
2154
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$25M
$839K ﹤0.01%
37,900
+4,200
+12% +$93K
MBVT
2155
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
$835K ﹤0.01%
25,600
-500
-2% -$16.3K
VRML
2156
DELISTED
Vermillion, Inc.
VRML
$832K ﹤0.01%
282,200
-200
-0.1% -$590
ORB
2157
DELISTED
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP
ORB
$831K ﹤0.01%
+29,785
New +$831K
NAII icon
2158
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$21.6M
$830K ﹤0.01%
152,900
+2,500
+2% +$13.6K
TGH
2159
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$830K ﹤0.01%
+21,700
New +$830K
INOD icon
2160
Innodata
INOD
$1.99B
$828K ﹤0.01%
284,403
-13,997
-5% -$40.8K
SMH icon
2161
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$28.8B
$826K ﹤0.01%
+36,200
New +$826K
ARX
2162
DELISTED
AEROFLEX HLDG CORP (DE)
ARX
$825K ﹤0.01%
99,317
-20,736
-17% -$172K
NEOG icon
2163
Neogen
NEOG
$1.19B
$823K ﹤0.01%
48,800
-59,200
-55% -$998K
IBTX
2164
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$823K ﹤0.01%
+14,000
New +$823K
RIGL icon
2165
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$682M
$817K ﹤0.01%
21,053
-93,961
-82% -$3.65M
VIEW
2166
DELISTED
VIEWTRAN GROUP INC, ORD SHS
VIEW
$815K ﹤0.01%
346,800
-20,250
-6% -$47.6K
ASRV icon
2167
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$47.4M
$813K ﹤0.01%
211,189
+27,689
+15% +$107K
DRTX
2168
DELISTED
DURATA THERAPEUTICS INC COM STK (DE)
DRTX
$812K ﹤0.01%
+60,300
New +$812K
UAN icon
2169
CVR Partners
UAN
$930M
$811K ﹤0.01%
3,825
-52,355
-93% -$11.1M
LNBB
2170
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
$811K ﹤0.01%
71,014
+12,500
+21% +$143K
YZC
2171
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
$810K ﹤0.01%
107,842
-29,758
-22% -$224K
ATE
2172
DELISTED
ADVANTEST CORPORATION NEW ADS (REPTSG 1 COM)
ATE
$805K ﹤0.01%
74,500
-8,100
-10% -$87.5K
IKGH
2173
DELISTED
Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited
IKGH
$804K ﹤0.01%
231,136
+101,936
+79% +$355K
ENVI
2174
DELISTED
ENVIVIO INC COM STK (DE)
ENVI
$804K ﹤0.01%
261,044
+64,644
+33% +$199K
WIFI
2175
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$795K ﹤0.01%
117,323
+40,823
+53% +$277K